shouldering
present participle ofshoulder
| 单词 | shouldering |
| 释义 | shouldering present participle ofshoulder shoulder verb uk/ˈʃəʊl.dər/us/ˈʃoʊl.dɚ/shoulderverb(ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY)shoulder the blame, burden, responsibility, cost, etc. toacceptthat you areresponsiblefor somethingbadordifficult: It is women whomainlyshoulderresponsibilityfor thecareofelderlyanddisabledrelatives. Teachers cannot beexpectedto shoulder all theblameforpoorexamresults. Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
shoulderverb(BODY PART)[T] to put something onyourshoulders tocarryit: Shouldering herpack, shestrodeoff up theroad. [T+ adv/prep] topushsomething with one ofyourshoulders: She wascarryingtwosuitcasesand had to shoulder thedooropen. He shouldered hisway(=formeda way through bypushingwith his shoulders)to thefrontof thecrowdto get abetterlook. Transferring and transporting objects
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Pushing and shoving Examplesofshoulderingshouldering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Those responsible for protecting adolescents often try to slow down the relentless process of preparation forshoulderingadult burdens. From theCambridge English Corpus It is always right after class with a lot of peopleshoulderingyou for the same attention from the professor. From theCambridge English Corpus She is, at the same time, a lonely old woman who helps human beings with their chores - assisting woodsmen and weavers byshoulderingtheir work burdens. From theCambridge English Corpus People cannot go onshoulderingthe enormous burden of the rates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It means that the community as a whole are assisting inshoulderingthis great burden, and it is a great and significant step forward. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope he will also meet representatives of the men who areshoulderingthe heavy work and doing it bravely. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Furthermore, whether they are in or out of these houses, citizens for generations to come will beshoulderingthat burden of debt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is true that these territories areshoulderingthe major part of the burden of generating their own saving. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is clear that the employers in the engineering industry are notshoulderingtheir responsibility to train. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot see that an adequate case has been made out for ourshoulderingthis burden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The money is being given surely to help the ratepayers bear that extremely difficult burden which they areshouldering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Gender equality is often a slogan, an empty statement of rights that is not always accompanied by theshoulderingof responsibilities and solid arguments. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It would involveshoulderinga heavy and most invidious burden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 With regard to recurrent costs, that broad pattern is expected to continue—if anything, with the broadcastersshoulderinga somewhat larger load. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We hope that local authorities will welcome the contribution that they can make inshoulderingsome of the burden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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